Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 9.5% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
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